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• Adelaide trials smart city technology

  01-02-2018 21:00
  Networking vendor Cisco has teamed up with the South Australian government and the City of Adelaide for a trial of traffic sensors that can potentially be used to ease congestion as well as communicate with autonomous vehicles.
  
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• Adelaide pilots smart city technology

  01-02-2018 21:00
  Networking vendor Cisco has teamed up with the South Australian government and the City of Adelaide for a trial of traffic sensors that can potentially be used to ease congestion as well as communicate with autonomous vehicles.
  
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• Optus to roll out 5G technology to metro markets next year - The Sydney Morning Herald

  01-02-2018 14:17 via smh.com.au
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  Optus to roll out 5G technology to metro markets next year
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  Singtel Optus will begin rolling out a 5G fixed network early next year following successful trials with speeds 15 times faster than current technologies. The telecommunications company recently launched an outdoor trial for 5G New Radio and is set to ...and more »
  
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• Optus to launch 5G fixed wireless service in 2019

  01-02-2018 14:00
  Optus will launch a 5G fixed wireless service in early 2019, the telco announced today.
  
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• Oracle extends Java JDK 8 updates to 2019

  01-02-2018 12:00
  Oddly, JDK 8 will get public updates even after updates end for the later JDK 9 and JDK 10 Java releases
  
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• New govt strategy pushes for more public cloud, tackles adoption bottlenecks

  01-02-2018 02:52
  A new government strategy advocates for Commonwealth departments and agencies to whenever possible employ public cloud services and, in general, use as much cloud as they can.
  
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• Govt heightens digital focus, launches secure cloud strategy

  01-02-2018 02:00
  A cabinet committee will focus on ways to further digitise government services and move towards “a 24/7 government that everyone can access from anywhere,” while a new strategy will help further public sector adoption of secure cloud services, according to Michael Keenan who today made his first major address as the minister overseeing digital transformation efforts.
  
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• Qantas shuffles CISOs

  01-02-2018 01:36
  Qantas has confirmed a change to its chief information security officer, with Jeffrey Choi taking on the role of group CISO.
  
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• Symantec's revenue misses and forecast disappoints, shares fall

  01-02-2018 00:47
  (Reuters) - Norton antivirus software maker Symantec Corpreported third-quarter revenue below analysts' estimates, hurt by lower sales in its enterprise security division, and cut its profit and revenue forecasts for 2018.
  
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• Facebook shares rebound after optimism about ad revenue

  01-02-2018 00:47
  (Reuters) - Facebook Incshares rose after hours on Wednesday after the social media network said that fewer hours spent on its flagship News Feed might would not necessarily hurt its highly profitable digital advertising business.
  
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• Microsoft's cloud computing business grows, stock edges up

  01-02-2018 00:36
  (Reuters) - Microsoft Corpbeat Wall Street's profit forecast on Tuesday, helped by growth in its cloud computing business, but took a $13.8 billion one-time charge due to the new U.S. tax law.
  
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• AT&T profit beats, CEO upbeat on Time Warner deal

  01-02-2018 00:34
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Increported quarterly profit that beat analysts' estimates on Wednesday, helped by tax cuts and new wireless subscribers, and its chief executive voiced confidence the company will complete its $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc .
  
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• EBay website tweaks drive strong holiday sales, shares jump

  01-02-2018 00:26
  (Reuters) - EBay Inc posted higher revenue for the key holiday quarter on Wednesday after tweaks to its websites and a focus on marketing drew more shoppers to its marketplaces.
  
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• Cobalt Blue to test cobalt processing technology on nearby project - Proactive Investors Australia

  01-02-2018 00:16 via proactiveinvestors.com.au
  Proactive Investors Australia
  Cobalt Blue to test cobalt processing technology on nearby project
  Proactive Investors Australia
  Cobalt Blue Holdings Ltd (ASX:COB) has taken a further step towards unlocking cobalt deposits in the Broken Hill district by signing an MOU to carry out tests on a nearby project. The company will use its proprietary technology to determine whether ...and more »
  
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